FEVI’s commitment to providing innovative solutions goes hand in hand with its attention to the quality standards required by the market.
Our machine range is tested before shipment and subjected to all safety tests required by the IEC 60335-2-69 Machinery Directive.
Serial numbers are recorded in our management databases.
FEVI also relies on external certification bodies to ensure the highest level of quality and safety control.
Certifications
Our industrial vacuum cleaner catalogue includes a variety of certifications issued by the most important certification bodies:
- TUV Rheinland for the issuing of CB certificates relating to the electrical safety standards set out by IEC 60335-2-69 and to EMC electromagnetic compatibility tests under Directive 2014/30/EU.
- DEKRA for maximum filtration safety standards set out by IEC 60335-2-69 - ANNEX AA.
- IMQ for certification under ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU relating to the use of equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres.
- INERIS for the filing of technical files for side-channel turbines/blowers and/or vacuum cleaners certified according to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU in Category 2 D and Category 2 GD.
ATEX regulations
What does ATEX mean?
“ATEX” is the acronym for “ATmosphere EXplosive”, meaning explosive atmosphere.
An explosive atmosphere is a mixture of flammable substances in the form of gases, vapours, mists or combustible dusts with air or another oxidizing agent, under specific atmospheric conditions in which, after ignition, combustion spreads to the flammable mixture.
Regulations
Within the context of risks due to the presence of potentially explosive atmospheres, the European Union has adopted two European directives on health and safety, known as ATEX 2014/34/EU, also ATEX 114, and ATEX 99/92/EC, also ATEX 137, now ATEX 153.
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Directive ATEX 99/92/EC defines the minimum health and safety requirements for workplaces where potentially explosive atmospheres may be present. In particular, it divides them into zones according to the probability of an explosive atmosphere being present and specifies the criteria according to which products are selected within those zones.
Directive ATEX 2014/34/EU was implemented in Italy by Legislative Decree 85 of 19 May 2016 and applies to products placed on the market and/or put into service from 20 April 2016.
Directive ATEX 99/92/EC was implemented in Italy by Legislative Decree 233/03, which came into force on 10 September 2003.
The subsequent Legislative Decree 81/08 of 9 April 2008, in particular Title XI - Protection from explosive atmospheres, and its update, Legislative Decree 106/2009 of 3 August 2009, in force from 20 August, subsequently superseded Legislative Decree 233/03.
Areas where ATEX certification is required
ATEX certification is increasingly required in many sectors.
By defining the fundamental occupational health and safety requirements, it is important that the machines selected for industrial vacuuming are also compliant with ATEX certification.
This level of attention is particularly high in the following sectors and production areas:
- chemical and pharmaceutical industries;
- oil and gas refineries;
- automotive and aerospace;
- airports and aircraft maintenance;
- military sector;
- mills and industrial bakeries;
- coal and nuclear plants;
- feed mills;
- wood industry;
- engineering and 3D printing using metal powders;
- waste management plants;
- industrial powder coating.
